The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 2167
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
9:01 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3021
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.95° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.22° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.